DEPARTMENT: Transportation
FILE TYPE: Consent Action
TITLE
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Authorization To Execute Contract With Short Elliott Hendrickson Inc., Execute Joint Powers Agreement With City Of Rosemount, And Amend 2024 Transportation Capital Improvement Program Budget For County State Aid Highway 42 At Trunk Highway 52 Interchange In City Of Rosemount, County Project 42-174
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PURPOSE/ACTION REQUESTED
Authorize the execution of a consultant contract with Short Elliott Hendrickson Inc. (SEH) for final design services for County Project (CP) 42-174. Execute a joint powers agreement (JPA) with the City of Rosemount to establish cost share and project responsibilities. Authorize a budget amendment to the 2024 Transportation Capital Improvement Program Adopted Budget to add additional funds for project-based County expenses.
SUMMARY
To provide a safe and efficient transportation system throughout the County and the region, Dakota County, the City of Rosemount, and the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) are partnering on CP 42-174 to improve the existing interchange located at the intersection of County State Aid Highway (CSAH) 42 and US Trunk Highway (TH) 52 (Attachment: Location Map). Project work includes signalization of the TH 52 and CSAH 42 ramps, turn lane additions, and geometric modifications. Final engineering includes MnDOT staff-approved Level 1 geometric layout, final signed plans, final contract approvals, and the bid package for the project. Dakota County is the lead agency.
For the CSAH 42/TH 52 interchange area, the primary needs identified include lane continuity/capacity, lowering crash rates, and the mitigation of failing freeway service levels in peak hours based on short- and long-term forecasts. The project includes revising mainline and turn lane geometry, widening along CSAH 42, ramp lane reconfiguration for TH 52 and signalization of the TH 52 and CSAH 42 ramp intersections.
This interchange project is planned for spring 2026 constructio...
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